“The Russian government’s attack on the democratic nation of Ukraine is the most violent and direct example of what has become a much broader assault on democracy and democratic norms in many parts of the world.”

By Press release submission

Mar 2, 2022

University of Washington Bothell issued the following announcement on Feb. 24.

“The Russian government’s attack on the democratic nation of Ukraine is the most violent and direct example of what has become a much broader assault on democracy and democratic norms in many parts of the world.” Writes the University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce.

Read her blog on Ukraine and the assault on democracy: https://www.washington.edu/…/invasion-of-ukraine-assault-o…/

Slide #1 “We stand with the people of Ukraine, including Ukrainian students, scholars and community members at the UW. Please hold them in your hearts as they and their families face a terrible situation. We must also take care to not let the actions of Russia’s authoritarian government affect our treatment of Russian students, scholars and community members who have no role in its policies.” – UW President Ana Mari Cauce

Slide #2 Student resources – Counseling Center (uwb.edu/studentaffairs/counseling) and CIE (uwb.edu/cie)

Faculty & staff resources – The WholeU (thewholeu.uw.edu), UW Resilience Lab (wellbeing.uw.edu/unit/resilience-lab/), and UW Carelink (hr.uw.edu/benefits/uw-carelink)